Nio is a Chinese auto maker that offers an alternative to charging: just swapping out the whole battery whenever you need it. I borrowed one of their cars. ■...

Originally posted on [email protected].

Tom Scott’s latest video seems relevant to this community. Swappable batteries is an interesting concept, though it remains to be seen if it can compete with the proliferation of DC fast chargers.

  • @[email protected]English
    5•7 months ago

    This was demoed by Tesla 10 years ago, and offered as a service for a year or so before being abandoned in 2016, apparently due to lack of demand. Guess the landscape may be different now, but single vendor systems are likely still quite a problem.

    • Maëlys
      1•6 months ago

      american consumer behaviour isn’t really a benchmark.